Means for mounting lathing material



April 17, 1934. .1. F. MAKOWSKI I MEANS FOR MOUNTING LATHING MATERIALFiled Dec. 7,- 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR c]. 1 Makow'li Q & Um

ATTORN EY April 17, 1934. J. F. MAKOWSKI MEANS FOR MOUNTING LATHINGMATERIAL Filed Dec. 7, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR c]. F. Makowski/BY (Pug .mm

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MEANS FOR MOUNTING LATHING MATERIAL Filed Dec. 7, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 5I 8 Fig.6

INVENTOR clFMakowslci/ ATTORN EY Patented Apr. 17, 1934 1,955,2ri MEANSFOR MOUNTING LATHING ""MATERIALT John F. Makowski, bakland, Calif.,assignor of one-half to Fireproof Wall Company, a corporation Thisinvention relates to the building art, and particularly to a method ofand means for mounting lathing materialin position against the wall andceiling studs in thebuilding of walls. This specification deals with theapplication of the invention in connection more particularly with Wallboard, although in practice it may, with equal eifectiveness, be appliedto other specific forms of lathing material. 1

The wall board is usually manufactured in strips which are ofconsiderable length and preferably about eighteen inches wide. The boardis flat "and usuallyimperforate so that while it is usually "easyto'find a means to clamp the board strips to the studs at their edgesitis not'so easy .to press theflat intermediate surface tightly againstthe-stud. This latter operation is, however, quite an important one ifthe wall is to be smooth and plumband capable of withstanding thestresses of its own inherent weightyor the weight of plaster addedthereto, without sagging or bulging. r i

The present invention therefore comprises a method and such aconstruction for carrying out the method that not only can'the edges ofthe board be clipped to the studs, but provision is madeto applyelements across the face of the board adjacent the stud and undertension to press and firmly hold theboard for its full width in placeagainst the face of the stud. A further object of the invention is toproduce a simple and inexpensive method and means, and such as will beexceedingly effective for the purposefor which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of the use of such structure andrelative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of thefollowing specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several views:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a fragmentary portion of a wall composedof studs and wall board showing my improved fastening means in positionto perform the functions stated.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a clip.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modification of the clip.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of wall constructionfrom that shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective views showingmodified forms of embracing elements.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings, and particularly at present to Figs. 1 to 3, I preferably usein carrying out my new method an improved the floor sill, as plainlyshown in Fig. 1.

clip which comprises a substantially U-shaped yoke l adaptedto embracethestud 2.

At the free extremity of one of the branches of the yoke 1 is "a prong3. 'Ihis prong 3 extends at right angles to and in the same plane as"the 'yoke 1 so that when the yoke is placed around thestud this prongwill extend at right anglesto the face of the stud.

From the-other branch of the yoke projects a ha'sp 4 which projects atright angles to the plane of the yoke so that when the yoke is placedabout the stud this hasp will extend longitudinally of the stud.

The hasp 4 is normally curved outwardly so that as pressed toward astraight line it will be underspring-tension" as when it is pressedagainst the face of the stud or the wall board mounted thereon i "Thelength of the hasp 4 is such that when in position it will extend clearacross the width of firmly fastened to and pressed into closee'ngagement' withthe' studs '2 for their full width. Thus a wallcomprising the structure described willbe' smooth and 'plumb'iwit-houttendency to sag or bulge.

The prongs 3 may, if desired, also be put under tension by curving theminwardly, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so that as the hasps are snappedthereunder they will be pressed outwardly under tension. This may bedone in their manufacture or after they are placed in the Wall, and thehasps inserted in place, by striking them with a hammer or like tool.The hasp and yoke units for the lower course of strips, being installedfirst, are inverted in position relative to those of the other courses,the yokes of said lowest units resting on The upper ends of the hasps 4of said units, as well as the lower ends of the corresponding hasps ofthe row of units above, engage the prongs 3a of special yokes 1a. Theseyokes and their prongs are of the same shape and size as those firstdescribed, but the long hasps are eliminated, and their place taken byshort elements 4a.

In the modified construction of Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown how the yokes1a may be placed around all the studs 2a in the same manner asdescribed. for the other construction. A continuous embracing element orhasp 41) may then be interposed across the faces of a number or all ofthe board strips 5a at one time and fastened under the prongs 3a, whichin this case would be positively under tension so as to hold the element422 in close frictional contact with all the surfaces of the boardstrips and hold the latter into close frictional engagement with thefaces of the studs.

Referring to the modified structure of Fig. 5 this shows how theembracing element may be made of a coil of wire 6. The use of such acoil of wire as the embracing element permits of the lathing strips 7being mounted against the studs 8 and fastened th reto by the embracingelement without the necessity of any particular form of clip, as shownin the other views. This is accomplished by first fastening one free endof the coil of wire 6 to the floor as at 9. A strip '7 is then placedagainst the stud 8 and the coil of wire unrolled over the face thereof,and the wire may then be secured to the stud by a clip 10 or any otherfastening means, such as a twisted wire, which fastening element 10 willhold both the embracing wire 6 and the strip '7 in place so that anotherstrip may be positioned and the uncoiling of the wire continued over theface of the successive strip, and so on, until the wall is completelybuilt. By this means one man may readlly mount the lathing strips aswell as the embracing elements with ease and precision. The wire coil 6as uncoiled presents the necessary tension against the face of thelathing strips to comply with the theory of the invention, as hereindisclosed.

In the modification in Fig. 6 I have shown how the fastening clip may beconstructed so that one man may set up the lathing strips 11 in placeand then apply the embracing elements 12. This is provided for by makingthe fastening clip 13 with one prong 14 projecting in one direction andthe other prong 15 projecting obliquely in the opposite direction. Thusthe lathing strips 11 may be mounted against the studs 16 and theadjacent ends thereof secured under the prongs 14 and 15, as shown inFig. 6. Thus the entire number of strips necessary for the building ofthe wall may be applied and fastened to the studs and then the embracingelements 12 may be projected under the prongs 15.

Having thus described my improved method and means for mounting wallboard, what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by LettersPatent is:

1. Means to fasten a lath strip to a stud comprising yokes to embracethe stud at spaced points adjacent the strip, a prong on one branch ofeach yoke at substantially right angles to the yoke, and an independentcontinuous hasp to project across the face of the strip on the sideopposite to the stud to extend between, and engage the strip and theprongs of the spaced yokes.

2. Means to fasten a lath strip to a stud comprising yokes to embracethe stud at spaced points adjacent the strip, a prong on one branch ofeach yoke at substantially right angles to the yoke, and an independenthasp to project continuously across the face of the strip and engageunder a series of the prongs of the spaced yokes, the prongs, when soengaged, being put under tension to hold the hasp in close engagementwith the strip.

3. Means to fasten superposed lath strips to a stud comprising yokes toembrace the studs in the transverse plane of adjacent edges of thestrips, a tension prong on one branch of each yoke adapted to projectbetween such edges to ,1:

lie on the outside of the strips substantially parallel to and adjacentthe same and retaining ele ments pressed between the outer faces of thestrips and the prongs to draw the strips against the stud.

4. Means to fasten superposed lath strips to a stud comprising yokes toembrace the stud in the transverse plane of adjacent edges of thestrips, a prong on one branch of each yoke adapted to project betweensuch edges to lie on the outside of the strips substantially parallelthereto, and tension elements disposed against the outer faces of thestrips and engaging under the prongs to draw the strips against thestud.

5. Means to fasten superposed lath strips to a 5' stud comprising yokesto embrace the stud in the transverse plane of adjacent edges of thestrips, a prong on one branch of each yoke adapted to project betweensuch edges to lie on the outside of the strips and disposed in the planeof I the yoke substantially at right angles thereto, and a long prong onthe other leg of each yoke at right angles to the plane thereof andextending to an adjacent yoke, the outer end of said long prongprojecting between the strip and the first named prong of said adjacentyoke.

JOHN F. MAKOWSKI.

